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Outlook 2003

I recently upgraded from Win XP Pro to Win 7 Pro (64bit). I was using and still am ZoneAlarm Extreme 9.3.014. Since Win 7 has no email program I installed Outlook 2003.

Here is my problem. When I click on the email icon in Internet Explorer 8, I get a message, “could not perform this operation because the default mail client is not properly installed.”

I set Outlook as the default mail program and all works well till I reboot, then back to same error message.

I have identified what is causing the problem. If I un-check “Virtualization” Outlook opens from within IE8 every time, even after re-booting. As soon as I re-check “Virtualization” same error.

I un-installed ZAE, re-loaded, did not solve problem. I have done a re-set, did not solve problem. I have tried different combinations of setting the default email with
“Virtualization” turned off, then back on, still the same.

Re: Outlook 2003

Re: Outlook 2003

Fax, again thanks.

I tried everything you said, thought it was going to work, but as soon as I check "Virtualization"
and re-boot, I get that same error message. I can go into IE8, reset the default email provider and all will work well, till I re-boot.

I tried numerous combinations of your suggestion. I can make it work re-boot all is fine, but as soon as I check "Virtualization" and re-boot, I'm doomed.

If I right click on the "Z" in my tray and run an unprotected browser, no problems. I'm convinced "Virtualization" is the problem, even with Browser Security on, but "Virtualization" off no problems, but as soon as I check that box and re-boot, error message.

Re: What are your email options in Windows 7?

What are your email options in Windows 7?

....Many of those folks used Outlook Express for many years. OE was introduced in 1997 as part of Internet Explorer 4.0 and was included in Windows 98, 2000, Me and XP. Recently, as many XP users have bought new computers that come with Windows 7, they have been unhappy to find that part of Microsoft's initiative to cut down on "operating system bloat" included leaving out some of the extra applications - such as the email client.

That decision actually makes sense. There are many people who never used the built-in email client, so there's really no reason to have it cluttering up the hard drive. And it's not so much the fact that it isn't built-in that is bothering people, it's the fact that they aren't able to download and install Outlook Express on Windows 7. Microsoft actually dropped OE when they released Vista, which included an updated mail client called Windows Mail. Unlike OE, it wasn't designed as a part of Internet Explorer, but its interface was very similar to that of OE...

...Windows Live Mail is the free Microsoft mail client for Windows 7, and it can also be installed on Vista to replace Windows Mail....
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Please click here to read the article > http://www.win7news.net/?id=33 < this will further explain the situation.My suggestion, click on the links for windows live mail - direct from microsoft - learn more and 'you'll probably have to learn how to use it' instead of OE - this is Microsoft's grand design. It would probably be better to have and keep 'virtualization' functioning and use 'live mail' instead of keeping old OE and have virtualization off - security wise - in my opinion.